The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-20
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.
JUDGE HENRY CRAFTS REMARKS
ON THE LATE JUDGE Elicit
One OF the Most Beautiful and Touch
ing Euiosies Yet Delivered on Man
and oaicial Whom the Entire Com
munity Delighted TO Honor.

Craft, in presenting the memorial rcsolu-
tons adopted by the Bar association 10 the
chanccry court The full text Of his re-
marks on the occasion is rs follows;
u the court please, come 20 present the memo
RIM resolutions 10y which the bar OF Memphis ex'
pressed their feelings ON the aad occasion Whlch
arhpcl this chamber in these cmblrns OF mourn
ing, aud 90 ask, In the tRmc oi That bar mat thty
b. sprcah upon The minutes 81 this court. In view
OF the exceeding appropriateness oil the resolu
uo,ls Themselves and ~ what has already been
S,id aud giid ~ well. 10y others, Ought, perhaps
~ let my mission end With the simple announce
mcut OF Us purpose, but know that your honor
will induis, me while IN THE place aud thls prcs
encc oncr IN few woris, my personal tribute 70
cherished memory.
The moment hc entered Nc the door. ~ lac satan |
embodiment " courteous dignity upon the bench; |
a. he delivered his clear, concise and pertinent |
opinions ~ be listened, with "a much patience TO |
the processing. NJ the bar p' We heard his words |
OF prVctnr aud pleasant converse when official |
wort WINS done. The cordial hand ,hAkc, the i'm |
maculntc dr@s, the cherry voice, the unbcnt |
ngutp. The whole quiet, easy gentle look ana bear |
Ing Of The man, come up hriufc un and i've nHnh
10 Intensity our realizing sgn'c That he has gone
Eminent in al hswalks Of in legislative
halls on the hustiupf nt the har, ON The bench
and prr eminent IN the forial intcrrounc Of bis
home and NJ all the circles Ia which be moved, he
lived DO quote the gmccinl words which Ven al
most hs lhsl, % constantly Win golden opinions
"Ncycr,hclc-s man bcup IN honor. hbldcth not
Tho most profound ui moral philosophers wrote
"rherc il time Ia die" This Wa. ., inerrli nde
hamilton oi universal mortality. II wns the Inspired
uttcuncc NJ the sublime tfith tnnt MI i~u,-, great
and small are under the urcfng of an inhniie
will and an hlysc purl%-h = nm. 70 ~ wy I,,r
ydual may not ga limit Ia nll the energy and
hctiyiv. anil effort nud aUhi,Ncm,nl when tut Tue
world time !" d@ ,1 go ave-" IVA, i.o' w. p rnu
try'--aWny. furcycr. Judge Rlctt va. Nv wiso not
toknow, NJ pcronnl puliiy, that thcrc Il the
81 die. lie often
"Wnlkcl Thoughtful on thc solemn. silent shore
OF the WIT ocean lac must sail - toun''
He ala not contemplate The voyage with fear lie
did NOT shrink iruih the Inevitable. Tut calmly,
cheerful, h. held the even runr VI Ills way.
Ila,r you IN the bright evening at an autumn
day, seen thg light Sin 81 Vapnr ppss nthNun HE
tun, and lrlt the ehill oi ma Icy breath mihplinr
with the flushed indlhn sumtncrnif "A pfcmoniiiun
OF the coming winter ~. ever ahd an"ii, IN w
lenrtheniug shadows The aged Tame u touched
even whilo the fun - bright ~ ,hrcaih wulcl
irnm the heyond. cOnic 10 the old man lir1nnni'
lions II the cnd. even while the music OF liiGs
yuic,s Ni.l thrills upon hlt ear Those who Knew
ludgr liieu well have net iail,d 70 ,cc ~oinoum's
The light cloud upln hls face. AMI catch the oct-
Noual undeuoic ol fa,lues- in his ialk. The iuiNtt
of ifrtrl's rsFlinist wus "lorl make me Ia Know
minc rud aud the mrisun' oi my DAYS, what u =,
that maS know what time have hvrC' Mcsys
baud wuio the veil that cuunculs The end nun uut
sight YET Who du'y not understand the ishlinUts
d,sire h. know what time have herr
for lie caily l-ad and for thosc who 80 down
IN the full Nlgur ~ the midsummer working day.,
Ne may bcl that thrrc Va. appointed 40 inFrfnta
bic tIWraau uuilmry lime 90 ulE hut NhCii
tlinrr,lunticr 1T outup hH,C hrcu gwen. Nh'll
~ man, Thousands ul la,f have touched viii such
Tnilc hugcls that onlj otlnE ifi''H have lcch ~
an tlp fuun aud dwellings, When TIE whole long 'i'r
has been bro fIfTuus and hwlthiul nud happy u
10 not u time tn dief ludv lllcit had Won what
any nio Wuuld H. sell sIyut Iu winning, aud What,
haNlng Won. any man mlrht Willingly die even
b. iuW he time. lrt fuiur Evil hHplHnluf Loulh
mar CO.. symm,ir. Irm The tnpmuri rpund ~ a
eum ,ri,Hi hc his spirit mounted o. the hupadrf
vision lnd tho higher nights q " is Niri"n Over
death 90 to Iuu romIanl with muit.l ,nNifun
mont Nhiic We rln''v % th, nc thai ,nly'
thus lri us altu uluDr In the 'uihhnn'lh thsi thd
po ~, uGiisc that. irum dny ,o day. W. lmrr.s
upon ttc thoughts and inynutics Ui tho.s ~ho
knnW a. lfnnrtr nhi uil,riiuns 81 utrsl'rH mnIc
I'm snl nusunir thnn ar sun p,tnt,s made
ulrpNf d tne Uamtu. luiuA - uuA "nr WIN Nhnn
yuu tfn, into hauitnnl ruutn,t. ami ol scry, u'
lmpfiut II his ht,n'ss, u' ~ baby, iind SUD char
Hcttf WlHh Nuu have uu HrnsriuuflN Uihlu'i. utd
nntr hnN ninr1 Dlnhi'rgr luu hri in TIE 1'tlm'l
81 ihsi iilanH.. i.iiiuai,a lhus iuuncd nU u,
Is.fhaTs funts o. uuIttun hs flnt which hny ifsu
fxfusasI u Juar. lilif. hu hv wus ns uieu ~ the
day rs bat nn rqgHhlr i,plFf1,",i,l, and ni'ait
lines ui HEART Ihtss'. cooperating With sound
bHiy and unborn r'HHl h,nlih- iHthil~ - uiusc,
psfiiat. as rn,tt nude him cuIphntcally l",Hblu
iui beloved. IT, ~ not stand nIut IN tio l,uln.
ton 81 any r,ul 90 iaarlri superiority, hut moved
among ~. duiics. The Il,rur'. nnd ihu 49, ia
tnus which surrounded HIN BE- lu his native fpht ~.
Nhsn a m,nbrf oi bic family Who had bUrn 0n q
Vistin hl, h0u,c Was rainr away. ana IT M, cnf.
riac duof be- io,i bee 90 rl hack aud ntc leave Il
The ssruuts. u shc had nj alfu.idy duuv 49, once
inaruvdvi street ctr, Nhru q oolurd woman
came ln booking WAN uud i,'hlU. With AL hl'
irini cuuulrrs Of manner be- toe and gave hci
hit pat
In No ia,i oon,,ration with him ! sald "iudgr
OF rUursr you know that yuu an riNiuE rrrnt fnus
festlon 10 the lar a. rhnnr,lurr' Tuning DE- 80
a only aid Ia kindnrfsr' Nh,u, With much elfu
eline.r. rvi~atc'l ihc rHsrriipn. b, ugii'vi "N~
the lnuYtr have laHu NrfN klui iu their com
Inehds I'm. hut HFtttihss me rrutly tn inuw. i
thr way Tint yuu irll nr. g thrIr lhNuUillu ufit
ion." Ills aas Ia lart luly. ue,'r saw hir
i urnt b. The rrlno,iou Law s,hool irum NIsi
sluil iu ~. Ncy ssnn judge iirld one ~ ti
pr1i-sirs inguir'i ~ i",s gcnT . hl,, WI
that hc bod iscn 81 lli,its law pn,cpigr nn
pndiriri lnr him brilliant rafrrr. Nhtni Uluu
agay D. s'ni - ludrc Lieu ~ ine q eoos :
" jude l'rits uuIualniaucr. ldsltCnd %
blu ~ Isrun in ihriuun. Me wh'rr he We
~ .uemi.ff ni the Stale stnaic When faN him nr
hr W. uak linz n trs,rh tu the nu1f III The s,uatl
lf inauuff utrWut iusi " lgtWV have known
hcfJ -safuuf nli iur.H'r calm nui clear dian
pei nni c'.' sud h.. liuih,r fenni"rs VEN lrtgi
hc We, ,imtlr u BIZ nature. In hls haiti, anil
b. ronduri We W. practical man, ausl cuigr
81 ile rnirI6il woil iir iid unt dram drUtui
ROT irdu'u In musls That De- bad hrlls ~
l.irp hs inn'f cone ipr'il',s We oaunni doul
III lHiiy tr.Itt and frInsse ui hIs lIIr iui tii,
b0uurnl in that s1rfVi thllfe ~ That lnusr CI
telou,no' 90 Witch BIZ alNsl' vent nlnng, ~, VI
both 1urirnt nui tnulnfn. hut Dc seldom n yi
dfvv utun % IN DIE own Writings 20 fprwhta
~ tinr.i Iu his mruury, end Ofur out richly,
suutlun emil quotation. in ta,Ial intrrr0uf.e ~
~ rFfunfr o. turaHI iHu ~ iuqulr1 tfum uthri
but d Dr. usrl Do ni ril iOf thc chprrfslup ~ !
Thought An speaking orr writing. "a Was o. % Do
b. On Imitation. tuirfci la nrw form Into bic ~,
ueuinl proasIs. 10, to. whilr humnl tiaitl
a. hisc1uytuation. NO ircs ~ ~ iound place
hi formal composition, either oral ~ Written
him de pufiIoal wtsstno controlling to niu
either Ornament ~ fc.nullatun into practical
iaiu. and his rlrld thfic excluded all That mig
A. BE- Va. prifticai In everything sise. he y
prurilonl nlsn IN hf pnlfissInn. lie looked Of
he laN IN u, vuftlufs rather than IN lts thsuri
N hs own sicfuiiuona f0mo ambitious IN
lOf'ians srck g. Investigate divine thlnFs from
uppcf side, sud sumu ambitious skcpuc who
disfrin divine uilnr looausn they cannot
yctiraie them irun toe uprcf slide. Practical
lrlon looks a. such things ~ they arr upvi
itYiod, and 1 ounisni iq know ~ much II ih
oniT a. mhy Ne within the sUupe 81 reasons We
on within DE rphch ~ lslcsgnrlc isith. Tonne j.
ysu usok IA lunk upon law iwni TIE hhs'iui o.
aud mold ID intn the shape ~ their own theur
riaiiout Of men and measufrs their nghu Z
rmcdief Nothing wus moic marked ~ mote
hs,,cS "a ss, 's 9 aaried ,ias Siua,, calm ,
coo. aiucd and fcli po,s,sssd. Ills ptuiCsiu
pr,amuon Wns cscsedinFiy dolibcuic' bat vi
b. eoIk wus done Il had ltcu - faithfully q
y vu,h and meihoAlcaL lis Taieu Ncfc ~
% larplculiy aud neatnoas orderly IN q
ssg,snfc. lotlcal In thcir oohoilon ana Away
ny w. no, man 81 rcuius. inr renius y
formal development ia one direction 81 hc
Ilcu va. nothing abnormal, Beyond most p
b. Wa fuli oflcd and completely ruundcd
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